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16 Dec

Chris Brown Lights Up South Africa With Historic Concert [Videos]

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Johannesburg witnessed a historic moment as global music icon Chris Brown delivered an electrifying performance at FNB Stadium on Saturday night. Playing to a sold-out crowd of over 90,000 fans, the Grammy-winning artist returned to South Africa with a show that was an unforgettable celebration of African music. After years away from South African shores, Brown arrived to a hero’s welcome. Despite earlier rainfall, the skies cleared just in time for the concert, setting the stage for an incredible two-and-a-half-hour performance. Fans who had been anticipating his African tour traveled from all over the continent to see Breezy in action.…

27 Nov

South Africa Pulls Out Of Race To Host 2027 Women’s World Cup

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South Africa has pulled out of the race to host the Women’s World Cup in 2027. The country was one of four bids vying to stage the tournament but the South African Football Association (Safa) said it wants to present a stronger bid for the 2031 competition. World governing body Fifa will select a host in May. “The time frame for developing the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup bid has been challenging,” Safa said. “We felt that it was better to present a well-prepared bid for the 2031 Women’s World Cup rather than producing a rushed presentation,” Safa chief executive…

01 Nov

Church Of Pentecost Deacon Freed After Kidnapping In South Africa

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Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, Charles Owiredu, has announced the safe release of the Church of Pentecost Deacon who was kidnapped in Johannesburg. The news of the deacon's freedom brings relief to the Ghanaian community in South Africa and concerned individuals. This positive development was shared by Mr Owiredu in a Twitter post on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. "The Church of Pentecost Deacon/Elder was freed last night. He is with his family now,” he said. The incident dates back to October 29, 2023, when some Ghanaians residing in South Africa were gripped with fear following a shocking robbery and…

07 Aug

2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Netherlands March Past South Africa In Last 16

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Jill Roord scored her fourth goal of the tournament as the Netherlands marched into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over South Africa at Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday. Roord’s header gave her side an early lead and Lineth Beerensteyn added the second goal courtesy of a goalkeeper error in the second half to secure the Dutch a date with Spain in Wellington on Friday. The 54th-ranked African champions never gave up the fight in their first appearance in the World Cup knockout stage and were always a threat on the break through their lone…

02 Aug

2023 WWC: South Africa Book Last 16 Slot A 3-2 Win Over Italy

wontumionlineSports2023 Women's world cup, South Africa

South Africa are through to the last 16 after claiming their first Women’s World Cup win with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Italy in Wellington. Thembi Kgatlana’s 92nd-minute winner proved the difference after Italy fought back to level with an Arianna Caruso header. A draw would have been enough to take Italy into the knockout rounds. South Africa will play Group E winners the Netherlands on Sunday. After earning a first World Cup point in their 2-2 draw with Argentina, South Africa have shown significant progress from their debut appearance at the tournament in 2019, when they lost all three…

24 Jul

2023 WWC: Late Sweden Goal Downs South Africa In Group G Opener

wontumionlineSports2023 Women's world cup, South Africa

Amanda Ilestedt scored a last-minute winner as Sweden beat South Africa at the Fifa Women’s World Cup in Wellington. The 2022 Africa Cup of Nations champions came close to picking up their first point at a World Cup, having lost all three matches on their only previous appearance in 2019. South Africa opened the scoring with a 48th-minute goal from Hildah Magaia, but it was cancelled out by a deflected Frida Rolfo effort before Ilestedt’s decisive header. Sweden top Group G, with Argentina and Italy to meet on Monday. South Africa almost took an early lead when captain Refiloe Jane…

06 Jul

Billionaire Resolves S Africa’s World Cup Pay Dispute

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The president of the governing body of African football has intervened to resolve a pay dispute between the South Africa women’s football team and the national federation. The team’s preparations for this month’s World Cup were thrown into disarray before the final warm-up game against Botswana at the weekend. Banyana Banyana boycotted the match. They also refused to sign contracts after raising bonus issues. Fifa has guaranteed each player $30,000 (£24,000) for taking part in the tournament but this figure was not included in the contracts the players were given to sign. Patrice Motsepe, a wealthy South African businessman who…

21 Feb

Cleaners Face Charges For Sleeping On Top Of Graves

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A municipality in South Africa says it will charge its staff members for misconduct after pictures surfaced on social media showing them sitting and sleeping on top of graves. The workers are from the municipal’s parks department – which is responsible for the cleaning of parks and public facilities, according to local media reports. It is unclear when the pictures were taken. In a statement, Msunduzi municipality, in Kwa-Zulu Natal province, said it was aware of what it termed “disturbing photographs”. “The municipality will not condone such behaviour and can confirm that processes are in place for the implicated employees to…

11 Feb

Family Confirms Death Of South African Rapper AKA

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The death is reported of South African rapper Kiernon ‘AKA’ Forbes after he was shot in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday. A report by a South African news portal says another person believed to be AKA’s bodyguard, sustained wounds in the shooting. Meanwhile, another unidentified person, who is understood to be a close friend of AKA, has also been shot dead. Further reports indicate that AKA was shot in a drive-by just before 10 pm (South African time) while standing outside the Wish Restaurant. Two unknown cars are believed to have opened fire on the rapper. It…

08 Feb

Police On Manhunt For Grave Robber After Corpse Stolen

wontumionlineNewsGrave robber, South Africa, Stolen corpse

Police in South Africa have launched an investigation and appealed for witnesses following the theft of a corpse from a grave in the northern province of Limpopo. A relative made the discovery on Sunday when she went to the cemetery to clean the area in preparation for the upcoming unveiling of the tombstone. To her shock, she found a gapping hole by the grave and the body of Modike Philemon Masedi missing. The suspects accessed the graveyard by cutting the fence then dug a hole next to the grave to gain access to the coffin and stole the corpse, the police…